California

A vast diversity of topics covered by museums in California expresses the cultural versatility of the Golden State. Concentrated in the main cities of the state, these museums may change your world outlook by allowing you to explore engaging scientific experiments or by discovering the secrets of our solar system. Those into naval technology will admire USS Midway Museum in San Diego, while history buffs will be amazed by the collection at Ronald Regan Presidential Library in Simi Valley. No art lover should miss a chance to marvel at the remarkable collection of pre-20th-century European art at Getty Center The Publications in Los Angeles.